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Jeremiah Prays for Understanding

Jeremiah 32:16

In 11 translations

BSB
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
KJV
¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
WEB
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
ASV
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
LSV
And I pray to YHWH after my giving the purchase scroll to Baruch son of Neriah, saying,
YLT
And I pray unto Jehovah — after my giving the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah — saying,
DBY
And after I had given the writing of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Nerijah, I prayed unto Jehovah saying,
DRC
And after I had delivered the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:
GNV
Now when I had deliuered the booke of the possession vnto Baruch, the sonne of Neriah, I prayed vnto the Lord, saying,
JPS
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying:
LXXE39:16
And they shall drink, and vomit, and be mad, because of the sword which I send among them. And I prayed to the Lord after I had given the book of the purchase to Baruch the son of Nerias, saying,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֤י תִתִּי֙ אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃
LXX-Br39:16
Καὶ πίονται, καὶ ἐξεμοῦνται, καὶ ἐκμανήσονται ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς μαχαίρας, ἧς ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ἀναμέσον αὐτῶν. Καὶ προσευξάμην πρὸς Κύριον μετὰ τὸ δοῦναί με τὸ βιβλίον τῆς κτήσεως πρὸς Βαροὺχ υἱὸν Νηρίου, λέγων,

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👤 Baruch👤 God👤 Neriah◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
  • Philippians 4:6–7Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in…
  • Genesis 32:9–12Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ I am unworthy of all the kindness and…
  • 2 Samuel 7:18–25Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken…
  • Ezekiel 36:35–37Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’ Then the nations around you that remain…

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  • 39:16 in some Bibles
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